Option Buy I Choose Open Studying Noun ˈɒpʃn

• as i see it, we have two options…
• there are various options open to you.
• to explore/consider/look at all your options
• we are currently studying all the options available.

option

1. something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do
• SEE ALSO nuclear option
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/nuclear-option
• As I see it, we have two options…
• There are various options open to you.
• to explore/consider/look at all your options
• We are currently studying all the options available.
• Going to college was not an option for me.
• Selling the house was our only option.
• Waiting a year may be your best option.
• We felt this was the most viable option.
• I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave.
• Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year.
• He was given one month’s imprisonment without the option of a fine.
• A savings plan that gives you the option to vary your monthly payments.
• This particular model comes with a wide range of options (= things you can choose to have when buying something but which you will have to pay extra for).
• In most cases, I would go for the cheaper option.
• Farming is not an attractive career option for many young people.
• The poor villagers are left with no option but to risk their lives.
• Your doctor will discuss treatment options with you.
• Failure is not an option.

Extra Examples

• Deciding on your best option is not easy.
• Resignation was her only option.
• You have the option of taking your holiday early.
• You have the option of working full-time or part-time.
2. a subject that a student can choose to study, but that they do not have to do
• The course offers options in design and computing.
3. the right to buy or sell something at some time in the future
• SEE ALSO share option
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/share-option
• share options (= the right to buy shares in a company)
• We have an option on the house.
• He has promised me first option on his car (= the opportunity to buy it before anyone else).
• The property is for rent with an option to buy at any time.
• They exercised an option on their lease to buy the building.
• She took up an option in her contract to buy three million shares.
4. one of the choices you can make when using a computer program
• Choose the ‘Cut’ option from the Edit menu.
• Look at the on-screen menu and select the ‘File’ option.
5. to avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice in the future
• At the moment I'm keeping my options open and applying for as many different jobs as possible.
6. a choice that is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc.
• They are anxious that the new course should not be seen as a soft option.
• He decided to take the easy option and give them what they wanted.
• She could have taken the easy option and left.

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin optio(n-), from the stem of optare ‘choose’.